Helping founders find community and connections
UC students and startup founders can partner with dedicated business mentors and entrepreneurs in residence. EIRs bring extensive expertise and a long-term track record of success incubating and accelerating startup ventures across industries and markets.
Coaching/Consulting
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Cincinnati
1819 Innovation Hub
This eight-week accelerator program is designed to help answer key questions about product-market fit, customer acquisition and funding sources. With cohorts running three times a year, selection to the Venture Lab Accelerator is competitive and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Venture Lab Accelerator applicants must complete our Digital Pre-Accelerator before applying, though we’ll consider business ventures with demonstrated traction.
Accelerator
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Cincinnati
1819 Innovation Hub
The online Digital Pre-Accelerator helps you build a business model, master customer discovery and craft a compelling story, all at your own pace. Finish the Digital Pre-Accelerator to earn a UC microcredential and meet with Venture Lab staff about next steps.
Accelerator
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Cincinnati
1819 Innovation Hub
The Venture Lab NEXT Accelerator is a 12-week, student-only startup accelerator program that takes place in the summer. It curates peer-to-peer learning, offers direct funding to startups and prepares you to enter the marketplace by engaging with venture capitalists or angel investors.
Accelerator
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Cincinnati
1819 Innovation Hub